US3485260A - Fluid drainage - Google Patents

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US3485260A
US3485260A US3485260DA US3485260A US 3485260 A US3485260 A US 3485260A US 3485260D A US3485260D A US 3485260DA US 3485260 A US3485260 A US 3485260A
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Howard Doerle Hendrickson
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D45/00—Separating dispersed particles from gases or vapours by gravity, inertia, or centrifugal forces
    • B01D45/04—Separating dispersed particles from gases or vapours by gravity, inertia, or centrifugal forces by utilising inertia
    • B01D45/08—Separating dispersed particles from gases or vapours by gravity, inertia, or centrifugal forces by utilising inertia by impingement against baffle separators
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01D—SEPARATION
    • B01D45/00—Separating dispersed particles from gases or vapours by gravity, inertia, or centrifugal forces
    • B01D45/12—Separating dispersed particles from gases or vapours by gravity, inertia, or centrifugal forces by centrifugal forces
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T137/00—Fluid handling
    • Y10T137/2931—Diverse fluid containing pressure systems
    • Y10T137/3003—Fluid separating traps or vents
    • Y10T137/3102—With liquid emptying means
    • Y10T137/3105—Self-emptying
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T137/00—Fluid handling
    • Y10T137/8593—Systems
    • Y10T137/87265—Dividing into parallel flow paths with recombining
    • Y10T137/87378—Second valve assembly carried by first valve head

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  • a restricted zone preferably an annular gap from 0.003 to 0.006 inch wide
  • This invention relates to liquid drainage.
  • Objects of the invention are to provide a device responsive to a pressure differential to automatically drain liquid collected in a reservoir, that is simple; inexpensive; reliable; easily adapted to existing fluid systems; operable (e.g., in a compressed air line filter and water separator) over a wide range of pressures, ow rates, and water concentrations without interferring with the pneumatic systern; and capable of operating so that drainage occurs only upon the presence of liquid requiring draining.
  • the invention features a chamber having a fluid inlet and a drain outlet, a piston extending across the chamber between the inlet and outlet to define a liquid reservoir adjacent the outlet and a restricted fluid flow zone between the reservoir and the chamber volume adjacent the inlet, the piston being -movable toward and away from the outlet and having oppositely directed surfaces respectively operatively exposed to uid pressure in the reservoir and in the chamber volume adjacent the inlet, and a valve member operatively carried by the piston between positions respectively opening and closing the outlet.
  • the restricted liow zone is an annular gap from 0.003 to 0.006 inch wide, between the piston and the adjacent interior surface of the chamber;
  • the valve member is a shaft integral with the piston and extending from the piston through a guide toward a valve seat in the outlet, the end of the shaft being shaped to mate with the seat to close the outlet;
  • the piston has a recess at its surface operatively exposed to tiuid pressure in the reservoir and a skirt surrounding the recess adjacent the gap;
  • the device, used in a compressed air line is provided on the inlet side of the piston with a second outlet for air introduced through the inlet with water vapor which is centrifugally separated from the air in the chamber and collected in the reservoir, and a filter in the flow path between the inlet and the air outlet.
  • Piston 30 (of the material sold by General Electric Co. under the trade designation Noryl) has slightly conical convex surface 32 directed toward the bottom of baffle 26 with recess 33 to receive protruding central balile support 35.
  • Skirt 34 has smooth cylindrical surface 36 (of 1.8 inches diameter and 0.28 inch high) spaced from the inner surface 3S of bowl 12 by a 0.005 inch gap 40 (the preferred range is .003-.006 inch), and extends 0.15 inch below bottom surface 42 of the piston to define recess 44.
  • Shaft 46 integral with the piston, extends toward outlet 25 and has at its bottom conical tip 50.
  • Draincock 54 is threaded in outlet 15 and has axial passage 56 with reduced upper portion 58, and transverse passage 60.
  • Rubber washer 62 on top of draincock 54 provides a valve seat for tip 50.
  • Guide 63 screws over the top of draincock 54 and has a shoulder 64 to hold washed 62 in place, a central opening 64 for shaft 46, and transverse liquid passages 66.
  • Rubber O-ring 67 seals vbetween the draincock assembly and bowl 12.
  • O-ring 68 fits in groove 69 of guide 63 and holds down strainer 70 surrounding guide 63 at passages 66.
  • inlet 20 and outlet 21 connected in a compressed air line (not shown), air whirls inside bowl 12 above batiie 26 and eventually passes through filter 22 and outlet 21. Water separated from the air passes through gap 40 and collects at the bottom of bowl 12 which acts as a reservoir. With tip 50 seated in washer 62 outlet 15 is closed. Outlet 15 remains closed when the air line is closed downstream of outlet 21. If any water has passed through the system, some of it will be trapped in gap 40 to provide a temporary seal.
  • draincock 54 may be rotated to raise passage 60 into chamber 14 to manually drain collected water.
  • a drainage device for separating the liquid component from a liquid-gaseous, uid mixture in response to the presence of said liquid component comprising, in combination:
  • a chamber having a uid inlet and a drain outlet
  • a substantially rigid piston extending across said chamber between said inlet and said outlet to define a liquid reservoir adjacent said outlet and a volume of said chamber adjacent inlet, said piston being dimensioned with respect to the interior surface of said chamber to define a restricted fluid flow zone between said reservoir and the volume of said chamber adjacent said inlet, said piston being movable toward and away from said outlet and having oppositely directed surfaces respectively operatively exposed to fluid pressure in said reservoir aud said volume,
  • said gap being dimensioned to enable gas to flow through said gap in response to a pressure differential across said piston so as to preclude said pressure differential from imparting movement to said piston, said gap being adapted to receive and retain liquid therein, said retained liquid being eiective to seal said gap and to preclude gaseous ow therethrough whereby when said liquid is present Within said gap a pressure dierential across said piston will draw said piston away from said outlet, and
  • valve member operatively carried by said piston for movement in unison therewith toward and away from said outlet between positions respectively opening and closing said outlet in :response to the presence of said liquid within said gap.
  • the device of claim 1 including a draincock having a first passage arranged to cooperate with said valve to open and close said outlet, and a second passage for manual drainage, said draincock having rst and second positions in which said second passage is respectively in and out of communication with said reservoir.

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  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Vaporization, Distillation, Condensation, Sublimation, And Cold Traps (AREA)
  • Self-Closing Valves And Venting Or Aerating Valves (AREA)
  • Filtering Of Dispersed Particles In Gases (AREA)
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US3901670A (en) * 1974-03-07 1975-08-26 Takeshi Minami Lubricant separating means for air driven machinery
US4494561A (en) * 1981-11-25 1985-01-22 Ckd Corporation Condensate discharging apparatus
US4627460A (en) * 1984-06-04 1986-12-09 A. D. Smith Corporation Condensate discharge device for combustion apparatus

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US722837A (en) * 1894-10-31 1903-03-17 Francois Leonidas Guillemet Air-brake.
US2537224A (en) * 1948-03-10 1951-01-09 William M Lansdale Automatic water unloader
US2662544A (en) * 1950-02-11 1953-12-15 Axel W Hall Drain valve mechanism for fluid pressure systems
US2692026A (en) * 1950-11-13 1954-10-19 Apex Electrical Mfg Co Self-unloading centrifugal separator
US2924237A (en) * 1955-06-24 1960-02-09 L & L Mfg Company Flow control valve
US3093467A (en) * 1958-09-15 1963-06-11 William I Mclaughlin Vapor separator and filter for compressed air
US3261146A (en) * 1963-04-24 1966-07-19 Comet Ind Air filter apparatus for removing moisture and foreign matter from compressed air

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US722837A (en) * 1894-10-31 1903-03-17 Francois Leonidas Guillemet Air-brake.
US2537224A (en) * 1948-03-10 1951-01-09 William M Lansdale Automatic water unloader
US2662544A (en) * 1950-02-11 1953-12-15 Axel W Hall Drain valve mechanism for fluid pressure systems
US2692026A (en) * 1950-11-13 1954-10-19 Apex Electrical Mfg Co Self-unloading centrifugal separator
US2924237A (en) * 1955-06-24 1960-02-09 L & L Mfg Company Flow control valve
US3093467A (en) * 1958-09-15 1963-06-11 William I Mclaughlin Vapor separator and filter for compressed air
US3261146A (en) * 1963-04-24 1966-07-19 Comet Ind Air filter apparatus for removing moisture and foreign matter from compressed air

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3901670A (en) * 1974-03-07 1975-08-26 Takeshi Minami Lubricant separating means for air driven machinery
US4494561A (en) * 1981-11-25 1985-01-22 Ckd Corporation Condensate discharging apparatus
US4627460A (en) * 1984-06-04 1986-12-09 A. D. Smith Corporation Condensate discharge device for combustion apparatus

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